Training Your Dog With Rewards (forthcoming)
Training Your Dog With Rewards is a general book covering positive training methods, puppy training, training the older dog, leadership, show training, tricks training and common behaviour problem. It is amply illustrated and full of practical step by step instructions for the dog owner.
Chapter Headings
CHAPTER 1. How to Train With Rewards
1. Some training techniques and terms used in this book
2. Using the *STAR* system to teach your dog
CHAPTER 2. Lure-reward training: sit, down and stand
1. What is a lure?
2. Examples of lure-reward training
3. Steps in getting rid of the food lure
CHAPTER 3. Puppy Basics
1. Toilet training
2. Mouthing and Biting
3. Socialisation
4. Handling and Grooming
CHAPTER 4. Leadership
1. The Puppy Stage: Establishing the ground rules
2. Adolescent and Older Dogs
CHAPTER 5. Uses of the Sit
1. Teaching Your Puppy to Sit - three approaches
CHAPTER 6. Uses of the Down
1.To Settle Your Puppy Down
2. The Long Down for Older Dogs
CHAPTER 7. Stay and Wait
1. “Wait”
2. “You wait there...”
3. “Stay”
CHAPTER 8. Coming When Called
1. “Puppy, Come!” Introducing your puppy to coming when called
2. “Who, me?” Recalling your older dog.
CHAPTER 9. Walking on the lead.
1. First steps – getting your puppy started on the lead
2. “Let’s Go” – walking your older dog
CHAPTER 10. Show Training
CHAPTER 11. Tricks
1. Roll over
2. Gimme five
3. Bow
4. Say Your Prayers
CHAPTER 13. Some Common Behaviour Problems
1. Jumping Up on people
2. Home Alone Problems
3. Excessive barking
4. Unruly behaviour
Conclusion
